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IDENTITY

xiāngbox; case

HSK 3Top 800

CORE MEANING

box; case

Part of speech
noun
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.box; caseHSK3

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
bamboo radical (zhú)
strokes
15
Structure
top-bottom compound
IDS sequence
⿱竹相
    • bamboo
    • gives the sound xiāng
    • part of the structure

USAGE

Common words

箱子xiāngzibox
冰箱bīngxiāngrefrigerator
行李箱xínglǐxiāngsuitcase

Graded examples

  • 我把衣服放进箱子里。Wǒ bǎ yīfu fàng jìn xiāngzi lǐ.HSK4

    I put the clothes into the box.

RELATIONS

Lookalike — don’t mix up

LEARNING

Memory aid

Bamboo (⺮) strips facing (相) each other — a woven box.

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#800
Memory aid
memory-aid

TRUST & SOURCES

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Last reviewed
2026-08-15

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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